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Reality TV star fined for operating chopper from home

Reality TV star fined for operating chopper from home

Reality TV star Matt Wright has pleaded financial hardship to avoid a hefty fine for annoying neighbours by operating helicopters from his luxury home.

Legal challenge looms to ban on Palestinian slogans

Legal challenge looms to ban on Palestinian slogans

Legal challenge looms to ban on Palestinian slogans

Legal challenge looms to ban on Palestinian slogans

Palestinian Australians and their supporters are preparing to challenge laws that ban a phrase widely understood to mean different things to different people.

Father 'weird' after son's fatal burns, coroner told

Father 'weird' after son's fatal burns, coroner told

Father 'weird' after son's fatal burns, coroner told

Father 'weird' after son's fatal burns, coroner told

A father appeared "disconnected" from his seriously injured son who had suffered soon-to-be fatal burns during a house fire, police officers have testified.

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HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years' jail

HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years' jail

A Hong Kong court has sentenced media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, in a China-imposed national security case.

NZ mosque shooter's bid to have convictions overturned

NZ mosque shooter's bid to have convictions overturned

Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man responsible for New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, has appeared in a Wellington court in a bid to appeal his conviction.

Sovereign citizens pose 'radical' security threat

Sovereign citizens pose 'radical' security threat

Governments must work together to tackle the dangerous rise of sovereign citizens, with spontaneous acts of violence that kill cops on the rise, a report warns.

Epstein didn't traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded

Epstein didn't traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded

US investigators collected evidence Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but concluded he did not lead a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men.

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Jailed NZ mosque shooter wants convictions overturned

Jailed NZ mosque shooter wants convictions overturned

Jailed NZ mosque shooter wants convictions overturned

Jailed NZ mosque shooter wants convictions overturned

Australian man Brenton Tarrant is appealing his convictions for murdering 51 worshippers in the Christchurch mosques terror attacks and his life sentence.

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move

Popular pro-Palestinian slogans will be outlawed as one state introduces sweeping legislation to crack down on hate speech and anti-Semitism.

'We will pay', Savannah Guthrie begs in desperate video

'We will pay', Savannah Guthrie begs in desperate video

'We will pay', Savannah Guthrie begs in desperate video

'We will pay', Savannah Guthrie begs in desperate video

In a heart wrenching video, Savannah Guthrie has told her mother's kidnappers the family is prepared to pay for the safe return of the 84-year-old.

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Standing outside police recruitment events, armed with 'you shouldn't be a cop' flyers, Tom Raue hopes to change Australians' minds.

Islamabad mourns victims of Shi'ite mosque suicide bomb

Islamabad mourns victims of Shi'ite mosque suicide bomb

Islamabad mourns victims of Shi'ite mosque suicide bomb

Islamabad mourns victims of Shi'ite mosque suicide bomb

Thousands of people have gathered to say prayers for the victims of a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in Islamabad claimed by Islamic State.

US actor Tim Busfield indicted on child abuse charges

US actor Tim Busfield indicted on child abuse charges

US actor Tim Busfield indicted on child abuse charges

US actor Tim Busfield indicted on child abuse charges

A grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, US prosecutors say.

'New message' in case of US TV host's missing mother

'New message' in case of US TV host's missing mother

'New message' in case of US TV host's missing mother

'New message' in case of US TV host's missing mother

News of a second message in the presumed kidnapping of a US TV host's mother came days after a purported ransom note was sent to media outlets.

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'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

Changes in the way newsrooms report on mass casualties have been proposed after the loved ones of victims of a stabbing spree were re-traumatised by coverage.

Bomber kills 31 at Pakistan mosque as India denies role

Pakistani officials say a man has detonated explosives after being challenged near a Shi'ite mosque, killing 31 people and wounding more than 170 others.

Indonesia comedian summoned by police over Netflix show

Indonesian comedian Pandji ⁠Pragiwaksono has been questioned by police over complaints that his Netflix show allegedly contained blasphemous material.

Mangione protests as US judge sets state trial for June

A man accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive outside a hotel in New York City will face trial for murder on June 8, a judge says.

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Complex legal battle ahead for Mokbel if he sues state

As drug kingpin Tony Mokbel awakes to his first morning as a free man, he faces a tough battle if he seeks a compensation claim against a state government.

Rideshare driver 'targeted hotel' before alleged rape

A rideshare driver has allegedly scoped and targeted his victims outside a popular LGBTQI venue before sexually assaulting them.

Storm to face hefty bill if star loses Eels court fight

Melbourne Storm might find their wooing of rugby league star Zac Lomax from the Parramatta Eels to be costlier than first thought if their rival wins in court.

Elton John's husband accuses Daily Mail of homophobia

Elton John's husband David Furnish is one of seven claimants suing Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, for alleged privacy breaches.

Two sisters die from injuries days after house fire

Two children have died days after suffering critical injuries in a devastating house fire in the country's north.

Crime boss claims prison conditions are cruel, inhumane

Convicted murderer George Marrogi has argued his rights in custody have been breached because he was barred from having meaningful human contact for 16 months.

Author accused of child exploitation has bail varied

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has successfully had his bail relaxed after being charged with child exploitation.

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